you…”ऀ䤀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀 猀愀爀挀愀猀琀椀挀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ ᰀ删攀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 䴀椀渀搀礀㼀 䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀 琀椀洀攀 䤀 挀栀攀挀欀攀搀Ⰰ 䤀ᤀ洠 琀栀攀 氀攀愀猀琀 瀀攀爀猀漀渀 礀漀甀ᤀ搠 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀⸀ᴀഠ
“Oh don’t be dramatic.”ऀᰀ䴠愀礀戀攀 礀漀甀 樀甀猀琀 眀攀渀琀 栀攀爀攀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀 戀愀戀礀猀椀琀 洀攀℀ᴀഠ
“And why would I do that?”ऀᰀ䤠 搀漀渀ᤀ琠 欀渀漀眀Ⰰ 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 礀漀甀 欀渀漀眀 䤀ᤀ洠 搀礀椀渀最℀ᴀഠ
“Kim,” Mark said.ऀᰀ䤠 眀愀猀 樀甀猀琀 琀爀礀椀渀最 琀漀 戀攀 愀 猀椀猀琀攀爀⸀ᴀഠ
“Yeah?” I said, “Well I don’t need you!”ऀᰀ夠漀甀 渀攀攀搀 洀攀Ⰰᴀ†匀栀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ夠漀甀 渀攀攀搀 甀猀℀ 夀漀甀 挀愀渀ᤀ琠 樀甀猀琀 最漀 漀渀 愀渀搀 猀愀礀Ⰰ 伀栀 洀礀 䜀漀搀 䤀ᤀ洠 猀琀爀漀渀最Ⰰ 䤀 挀愀渀 栀愀渀搀氀攀 琀栀椀猀⸀ 䜀攀攀稀 䬀椀洀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 栀攀愀瘀攀渀ᤀ猠 猀愀欀攀Ⰰ 猀琀漀瀀 戀攀椀渀最 愀渀 愀猀猀℀ᴀഠ
“What did you say?”ऀᰀ䤠ᤀ洠 猀漀爀爀礀Ⰰᴀഠ
I shoved her, “I’m an ass?!”ऀᰀ䴠愀洀愀℀ᴀ†䬀甀爀琀 猀愀椀搀⸀ 䠀攀 氀漀漀欀攀搀 昀爀愀最椀氀攀Ⰰ 氀椀欀攀 栀攀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠 眀愀渀渀愀 戀攀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀⸀ഀ
“Kim, that’s enough!” Mark said.ऀᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 琀栀椀猀 椀猀 攀渀漀甀最栀Ⰰ 䴀愀爀欀℀ᴀ†䤀 猀栀漀甀琀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ夠漀甀 樀甀猀琀 挀愀渀ᤀ琠 最漀 愀渀搀 椀渀瘀椀琀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 椀渀琀漀 漀甀爀 栀漀甀猀攀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 洀攀 欀渀漀眀椀渀最℀ᴀഠ
“Really? Why did you actually tell me about your condition?”ऀᰀ䐠漀渀ᤀ琠 戀氀愀洀攀 琀栀椀猀 漀渀 洀攀℀ᴀഠ
“Can you even hear yourself right now, Kim?”ऀ䤀 琀漀漀欀 愀 搀攀攀瀀 戀爀攀愀琀栀 愀渀搀 爀愀渀 甀瀀猀琀愀椀爀猀 琀漀 洀礀 爀漀漀洀 眀栀攀爀攀 渀漀 漀渀攀 眀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 愀戀氀攀 琀漀 猀攀攀 洀攀 挀爀礀⸀ഀ
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“You’re not gonna throw anything at me, are you?”䤀 樀甀猀琀 琀漀漀欀 愀 搀攀攀瀀 戀爀攀愀琀栀⸀ഀ
She then opened the room even more and then entered my two other sisters, Leigh and Caroline, and our only brother, Drake.ᰀ䴠椀渀搀猀Ⰰ 眀栀愀琀 椀渀 琀栀攀 眀漀爀氀搀 愀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 愀氀氀 搀漀椀渀最 栀攀爀攀㼀ᴀഠ
“Relax, Kimmie, we just wanna be with you…” Leigh quipped as she sat down on my bed, beside me. ᰀ䤠 搀漀渀ᤀ琠 渀攀攀搀 礀漀甀爀 猀礀洀瀀愀琀栀礀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 琀漀氀搀 琀栀攀洀Ⰰ ᰀ匠攀攀㼀 吀栀椀猀 椀猀 攀砀愀挀琀氀礀 眀栀礀 䤀 搀椀搀渀ᤀ琠ᤀ†眀愀渀渀愀 琀攀氀氀 礀漀甀 愀戀漀甀琀 洀礀 挀漀渀搀椀琀椀漀渀 戀攀昀漀爀攀⸀ 夀漀甀ᤀ搠 最漀 琀爀攀愀琀 洀攀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀氀礀⸀ᴀഠ
“Kim, this isn’t about your condition,” Caroline said, “Or maybe it is. But the most important thing is, we’re here because…Because we wanna be with you. We want to spend time with you. We want us to spend time together, all of us, as siblings, because obviously, there’s a lack of it. We have to…while…while we all have time.”ᰀ匠漀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 猀瀀攀渀搀 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 洀攀 戀攀挀愀甀猀攀 䤀ᤀ洠 搀礀椀渀最㼀ᴀഠ
“We want to be with you because you’re our sister.” Drake said.ᰀ夠漀甀 渀攀瘀攀爀☀礠漀甀 最甀礀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 氀椀欀攀搀 洀攀⸀ᴀഠ
“And you never really liked us, too.” Caroline said, “But let’s not dwell on that. We still have today. We still have, who knows? Months? Years?”ᰀ䌠愀爀漀氀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀愀氀椀猀琀椀挀⸀ᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠ᤀ洠 搀礀椀渀最⸀ᴀഠ
‘And you almost just disappeared from the place of the planet!” Leigh said, “I mean, wanting to go on a cruise alone? Kim, what were you thinking?”ᰀ䤠 樀甀猀琀 眀愀渀琀攀搀 琀漀☀琠漀 最攀琀 愀眀愀礀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 挀漀甀氀搀渀ᤀ琠 猀琀愀礀 栀攀爀攀Ⰰ 挀漀甀氀搀渀ᤀ琠 猀琀愀礀 渀攀愀爀 礀漀甀☀䌠漀甀氀搀渀ᤀ琠 氀攀琀 礀漀甀 愀氀氀 猀攀攀 洀攀 眀椀琀栀攀爀 愀眀愀礀⸀ 䤀 挀愀渀ᤀ琠☀䈠甀琀 渀漀眀 攀瘀攀渀 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 猀攀攀洀猀 椀洀瀀漀猀猀椀戀氀攀⸀ᴀഠ
Leigh held my hand, “It will be alright,” She told me, “We’re here.”ᰀ传栀 挀甀琀 琀栀攀 搀爀愀洀愀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀Ⰰᴀ†䴀椀渀搀礀 樀漀欀攀搀 愀渀搀 猀愀琀 搀漀眀渀 漀渀 洀礀 戀攀搀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 琀攀氀氀 栀攀爀 漀甀爀 瀀氀愀渀猀⸀ᴀഠ
“Plans?” I asked.䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀洀椀氀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀 眀攀爀攀 琀栀椀渀欀椀渀最 漀昀 猀瀀攀渀搀椀渀最 琀椀洀攀 眀椀琀栀 礀漀甀☀䔠愀挀栀 漀渀攀 漀昀 甀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀Ⰰ 愀氀氀 漀昀 甀猀Ⰰ 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀⸀ᴀഠ
“Wh…what?”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 攀愀挀栀 漀昀 甀猀 栀愀瘀攀 猀漀洀攀 瀀氀愀渀猀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 眀攀 眀愀渀渀愀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 礀漀甀☀ᴠ†䴀椀渀搀礀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠琀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 昀甀渀⸀ᴀഠ
“Well…”ᰀ圠攀 眀漀渀ᤀ琠 琀愀欀攀 渀漀 昀漀爀 愀渀 愀渀猀眀攀爀⸀ᴀ†䰀攀椀最栀 猀愀椀搀⸀ഀ
“Fine,” I sighed.吀栀攀礀 愀氀氀 最愀瘀攀 攀愀挀栀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀椀最栀ⴀ昀椀瘀攀猀⸀ഀ
“So, what do we do?” I asked.ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 昀漀爀 猀琀愀爀琀攀爀猀Ⰰ 䤀ᤀ洠 琀愀欀椀渀最 礀漀甀 漀甀琀 琀漀洀漀爀爀漀眀☀ᴠ†䴀椀渀搀礀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀ᤀ氠氀 最攀琀 礀漀甀 愀 琀愀琀琀漀漀⸀ 䠀攀渀渀愀Ⰰ 琀栀愀琀 椀猀⸀ᴀഠ
I laughed, “That sounds crazy!”ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 椀琀ᤀ猠 渀漀琀Ⰰᴀ†䴀椀渀搀礀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䄠渀搀 礀漀甀ᤀ瘠攀 愀氀爀攀愀搀礀 猀愀椀搀 礀攀猀 猀漀☀ᴠഠ
“Fine,” I said.ᰀ䤠 愀洀 戀爀椀渀最椀渀最 礀漀甀 琀漀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀挀爀攀琀 瀀氀愀挀攀Ⰰᴀ†䰀攀椀最栀 猀洀椀氀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䄠渀搀 䤀 瀀爀漀洀椀猀攀 礀漀甀Ⰰ 礀漀甀ᤀ氠氀 氀漀瘀攀 椀琀 琀栀攀爀攀⸀ᴀഠ
“Okay…”ᰀ䤠Ⰰ 栀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 愀洀 琀愀欀椀渀最 礀漀甀 漀渀 愀 猀栀漀瀀瀀椀渀最 琀爀椀瀀Ⰰᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ䤠 洀攀愀渀Ⰰ 眀攀ᤀ瘠攀 渀攀瘀攀爀 搀漀渀攀 琀栀愀琀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 猀漀☀礠漀甀 欀渀漀眀☀䄠渀搀 刀漀戀戀椀攀ᤀ猠 最漀渀渀愀 瀀爀攀瀀愀爀攀 愀 瀀椀挀渀椀挀 昀漀爀 甀猀⸀ᴀഠ
“That sounds…nice.” I smiled.䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀洀椀氀攀搀 戀愀挀欀?
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“And, you, dear brother? What do you have in mind?” I asked Drake.ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 䤀ᤀ洠 琀愀欀椀渀最 礀漀甀 琀漀 愀 戀愀猀欀攀琀戀愀氀氀 最愀洀攀℀ᴀഠ
“What?!”䠀攀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠攀氀氀Ⰰ 椀琀ᤀ猠 愀 猀甀爀瀀爀椀猀攀⸀ 䨀甀猀琀 眀愀椀琀 愀渀搀 猀攀攀⸀ᴀഠ
I laughed, “Okay…”ᰀ䄠渀搀 琀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 昀椀瘀攀 漀昀 甀猀 挀漀甀氀搀 搀漀 愀 洀漀瘀椀攀 洀愀爀愀琀栀漀渀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀⸀ᴀ†䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ圠栀愀琀 搀漀 礀漀甀 琀栀椀渀欀㼀ᴀഠ
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Without someone beside me to show me the